On Monday, August 13, 2007, Yosemite National Park Rangers located and seized 7,428 mature marijuana plants from three gardens in the park related to the same growing operation. The value of the marijuana plants is estimated at about $ 22 million. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/marijuana2007.htm
Read More »Marijuana Cultivation Sites Eradicated in Merced River Drainage
On the 26th and 27th of September 2007, approximately 30 law enforcement officers from the Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office, the US Forest Service, the California Bureau of Narcotics Enforcement (CAMP), and Yosemite National Park raided four illegal marijuana cultivation sites. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/marijuana22007.htm
Read More »Yosemite National Park Eradicates Marijuana Garden
Yosemite National Park Rangers and National Park Service Agents, with assistance from Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, eradicated 4,735 marijuana plants valued at nearly $ 19 million from within the park yesterday. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/marijuana809.htm
Read More »Yosemite National Park Eradicates Mature Marijuana Site
With information obtained from a joint investigation with the United States Forest Service and the Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office, Yosemite National Park Rangers raided a large marijuana cultivation site in El Portal early Tuesday morning, August 24th, and seized 3,657 plants. The site was on land in both Yosemite National …
Read More »Merced County sheriff’s helicopter spots how illegal marijuana grows are concealed
More than 250 pounds of dried and processed marijuana were confiscated and 150 outdoor marijuana plants were destroyed from large greenhouses during three investigations into illegal grow sites Friday, according … Click to Continue »
Read More »More than 3,000 marijuana plants destroyed during Merced County raid
More than 150 pounds of marijuana buds and about 3,500 plants were confiscated in Ballico during a marijuana enforcement operation by authorities, according to the Merced County Sheriff’s office. The … Click to Continue »
Read More »Marijuana grow discovered at scene of house fire in Merced, firefighters confirm
A marijuana grow was found over the weekend after firefighters extinguished a small blaze at a home on the southeastern outskirts of Merced, authorities confirmed Monday. Fire Deputy Chief Billy … Click to Continue »
Read More »Hundreds of marijuana plants seized in Merced, two arrested, police say
Two men were arrested Tuesday after police discovered hundreds of marijuana plants inside a Merced home, the Merced Police Department reported. Police found the indoor marijuana grow while they were … Click to Continue »
Read More »Marijuana lab discovered in burned Merced home
The Merced City Fire Department and the Merced Police Department respond to the scene of structure fire at in the 600 block of East 21st Street in Merced, Calif., on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018. According to Merced Police Sgt. Ray Alvarez, the fire department discovered what is believed to be …
Read More »CHP K9 Laika sniffed marijuana in this SUV. There was something more inside
An Oregon man was arrested Thursday by California Highway Patrol after K-9 Laika alerted other officers to his vehicle, which contained the smell of marijuana and $ 52,000. CHP officers performed … Click to Continue »
Read More »Rat poison from marijuana farms is harming federally threatened northern spotted owls, study finds
The northern spotted owl has had many adversaries. Three decades ago it was loggers, whose forays into the remote forests of the Pacific Northwest threatened the shy creatures, which have … Click to Continue »
Read More »Deputies take more than 1,000 marijuana plants from a Merced County home
More than 1,000 marijuana plants were confiscated Wednesday after Merced County Sheriff’s Office busted up an illegal marijuana cultivation site, deputies said. Deputies went to the 16000 block of Corner … Click to Continue »
Read More »Interview: Bredefeld Says “Yes” To Medical Marijuana, Just Not In His District
Last week the Fresno City Council approved a resolution kicking off the process of amending zoning laws to allow a variety of medical marijuana related businesses to operate in the city. The unanimous vote capped off a tense council meeting over the original proposal, which would have also allowed commercial …
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